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In medicine, the term syndrome is the association of several clinically recognizable features, signs, symptoms, phenomena or characteristics which often occur together, so that the presence of one feature alerts the physician to the presence of the others. In recent decades the term has been used outside of medicine to refer to a combination of phenomena seen in association.
The term syndrome derives from the Greek and means literally "run together," as the features do. The term syndrome is most often used when the reason that the features occur together (pathophysiology) has not yet been discovered. A familiar syndrome name often continues to be used even after an underlying cause has been found. Many syndromes are named after the physicians credited with first reporting the association; these are "eponymous" syndromes. Otherwise, disease features or presumed causes, as well as references to geography, history or poetry, can lend their names to syndromes.
AIDS, a case study
A recent case study is Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), so named as most syndromal immune deficiencies are either inborn or secondary to hematological disease. AIDS was originally termed "Gay Related Immune Disease" (or GRID), a name which was revised as the disease turned out to also affect heterosexuals. Several years passed after the recognition of AIDS before HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) was first described, finally explaining the hitherto mysterious "syndrome". More on [ Syndrome ]
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This is a support group for Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome
VCFSyndrome (Christina Holland) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 04:48:58 -0000
This is a support group for Velo Cardio Facial Syndrome
MaxAppeal - A British charity that supports children, families and the medical community concerning DiGeorge syndrome, also known as velo-cardial facial syndrome (VCFS) and 22q11 syndrome. Find events, news, info sheets, and a newsletter.
NORD - Velocardiofacial Syndrome - A list of the synonyms, a general discussion and further resources.
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Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome (VCFS) - Overview of VCFS describing condition, causes and red flags. Provides contacts for more information and treatment. By the Center for the Diagnosis, Treatment and Study of Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome, SUNY Upstate Medical University (USA).
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with more than 80 specialty clinics and four colleges. ]
Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome Educational Foundation - Details about this organization as well as an extensive fact sheet about the disease. Includes details about support groups, a mission statement and contact information.
Yahoo! Groups: VCFS Family Support - Join, post and read mail for this group which concerns DiGeorge Syndrome and Velo-Cardio-Facial Syndrome.
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